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Thousands fall for Korean work scam
Mon, 9 September 2013

 

 

 

Alleged ringleaders of an overseas employment scam the Ministry of Labour says bilked thousands of clients out of money were charged with fraud in Phnom Penh on Friday.
 

Oun Sarath, 30, and Kim Sophat, 29, the director and marketing manager, respectively, of recruiting firm You Can Win Co Ltd, allegedly charged their clients $100 for forms the company advertised would permit them to legally work in South Korea, said Than Thavorak, an attorney representing the Ministry of Labour.

 

But the illegitimate forms the company sold were not authorised by the ministry, and provided clients no legal permission to work abroad.

 

Read more:  http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thousands-fall-korean-work-scam

 

 

 

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